Whales in Antarctica are competing for food with commercial fishing trawlers sucking up vast quantities of Antarctic krill to turn into pet food, health supplements and farmed salmon feed
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https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/sustainability/how-humans-are-taking-whale-food-and-feeding-it-to-cats-and-dogs-20240322-p5fejm.html
>“We’re literally taking whale and penguin food to feed to cats and dogs,” Hammarstedt said.
>“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”
#Environment #BiodoversityLoss #Whales #Penguins
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